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fleur 11 months ago
in an age of wealth funds and hedged identity trafficking: i think it is a spectacular way to walk the walk about serious issues like refugees and global necessity. american citizenship will always be a lynchpin for a pope - eliminate it publicly and become a citizen of your church in order to highlight global crises of identity corruption.

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fleur 11 months ago
as a point of privilege, someone with the protections of a space like the vatican has the ability to make such a gesture and stir up genuine discourse about statelessness. not everyone could make that sacrifice, remain protected, and preach the message about the meaning of belonging in a serious human way. it is a powerful act.